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Sichuan earthquakes can be caused by the ear
Some scientists are hypothesizing that an artificial dam could be the culprit that caused a massive earthquake in May last year in Sichuan province, China.
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Climate change relayed to Australia's sea of fire
Earth warming helps wildfires in southern Australia spread at breakneck speed, turning into a historic fire storm that killed more than 100 people.
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Why do so many Australians die from forest fires?
The recent fire storm caused the greatest loss of life in Australian history. The number of nearly 200 shocking deaths from forest fires is part of the kangaroo life
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People and the sea change the climate of North America over the past 50 years
Greenhouse gases play an important role in the climate of North America, differences in temperature of marine areas may be the key to predict future regional climate cha…
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Drought in Spain in the past 500 years
A Spanish research group reconstructed drought cycles in this country between 1506 and 1900 based on a record of rituals stored in Toledo cathedral, aiming to observe th…
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2009 will be the record hot year
British weather researchers say 2009 will be one of the five hottest years in history, with global temperatures above the long-term average of 0.4 degrees Celsius.
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Pollution causes one-fifth of Hong Kong residents to leave
According to the Civic Exchange survey, excessive pollution caused one fifth of Hong Kong's population, or 1.4 million people, to consider leaving ...
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Phoenix launches laptop acceleration software
Phoenix Technologies has launched a HyperSpace for BIOS software that enables laptops to boot up to 30 seconds faster if used only for basic tasks like surfing the Web.
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Japan monitors emissions from space
The Japanese space agency will launch a satellite later this month, specializing in greenhouse gas emissions monitoring around the world.
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Billions of people will be hungry because the earth heats up
A study shows that at least 3 billion people will fall into food shortages by 2100, due to the greenhouse effect that warms the earth.
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Metal anti-earthquake
If reinforced with nickel and titanium alloy made of nickel and sugar, the bridge and road will be like a
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Restoring grasslands in arid areas
The grasslands on the Asian prairies and the western US grazing areas have the same climate, plants, land use and problems.
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Tens of thousands of medicinal plants are about to disappear forever
The health of hundreds of millions of people on the planet could be in danger because medicinal plants are being over-exploited.
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Asia suffers severe climate change
In 2008, the earth's climate was colder than the previous year but still warming and climate change could kill millions of people in Asia.
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Global warming and volcanic impact
Climate researchers have shown that large volcanic eruptions in the past 450 years have helped temporarily cool the climate in tropical regions, but they also claim that…